Lafayette County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafayette County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.5%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-36.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -1.7 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.9 pp (-20.7%) |